A Chinese archaistic inlaid bronze jar, 20th century or earlier, of compressed baluster form, decorated in low relief to the exterior with a diaper motif with inlaid turquoise roundels. Bone script mark to interior of base, 6.6 kgs in weight, 19 cm high, 29 cm diameter. Provenance: The Kurt Albrecht collection, collected in Hong Kong in the 1970s. Other Notes: for an almost identical piece, see catalogue number 306, described as an 'Unique studded bronze Vessel', 'The Prince Kung Collection', American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, New York, 1912.